Simandhar swami

1. The Current Living Tirthankara
Shree Simandhar Swami

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2. Translator Note
Ambalal M. Patel, Gnani Purush (popularly known as
Dada) always used to say it is not possible to translate his
speech - Science of Soul into English, because some meaning
would be lost. He stressed that one needs to learn Gujarati
Language to understand all facets of this Science.
Despite this DADA did give his blessings to translate
in English and other languages. With the popularity of this
Science of Soul increasing amongst non Gujarati speaking
people it is evident that translation in English is a necessity.
In this attempt, we have tried to capture the essence of
DADASHRI's teachings. Many people have contributed to
this effort and we thank all of them.
This is an elementary introduction to the vast treasures
of the Absolute Scientist. It is our sincere prayer to Him to
guide the readers to understand the exact meaning of the
knowledge that DADA passed on to all of us.
We would appreciate your input and suggestions for
future editions of this book.
JAI SAT CHIT ANAND
Trimantra
(The Three Mantras)
Namo Arihantanum
I bow to the Lord who has annihilated all the inner
enemies of anger, pride, attachment and greed.
Namo Siddhanum
I bow to all the Lord who have attained final liberation.
Namo Aayariiyaanum
I bow to all the Self-realized masters who unfold the
path of liberation.
Namo Uvazzayanum
I bow to the Self-realized teachers of the path of
liberation.
Namo Loye Savva Sahunum
I bow to all who have attained the Self and are
progressing in this path in the universe.
Aiso Pancha Namukkaro
These five salutations.
Saava Paavappa Naashano
Destroy all the sins.
Managalanum cha Saave Sim
Of all that is auspicious mantras.
Paddhamum Havaii Mangalam
This is the highest.
Namo Bhagawate Vasudevaya
I bow to the One who has become the Supreme Lord
from a human being.
Namah Shivaya
I bow to all auspicious beings of this universe who are
the instruments of salvation of the world.
Jai Sat Chit Anand
The Awareness Of The Eternal Is Bliss

3. Introduction to The Gnani
On a June evening in 1958 at around six o’clock, Ambalal
Muljibhai Patel, a family man, a contractor by profession, was
sitting on a bench on the busy platform number three of Surat’s
train station. Surat is a city in south Gujarat, a western state in
India. What happened within the next forty-eight minutes was
phenomenal. Spontaneous Self-Realization occurred within
Ambalal M. Patel. During this event his ego completely melted
and from that moment onwards he became completely detached
from all Ambalal’s thoughts, speech and acts. He became the
Lord’s living instrument for the salvation of mankind, through the
path of knowledge. He called this Lord, Dada Bhagwan. To
everyone he met, he would say, “This Lord, Dada Bhagwan is
fully manifest within me. He also resides within all living beings.
The difference is that within me He is completely expressed and
in you, he is yet to manifest.”
Who are we? What is God? Who runs this world? What is
karma? What is liberation? Etc. All the world’s spiritual questions
were answered during this event. Thus nature offered absolute
vision to the world through the medium of Shree Ambalal Muljibhai
Patel.
Ambalal was born in Tarasali, a suburb of the city of
Baroda and raised in Bhadran, Gujarat. His wife’s name was
Hiraba. Although he was a contractor by profession, his life at
home and his interaction with everyone around him was exemplary
even prior to his Self-Realization. After becoming Self-Realized
and attaining the state of a Gnani, (The Awakened One, Jnani in
Hindi), his body became a ‘public charitable trust.’
Throughout his whole life he lived by the principle that there
DADASHRI'S BOOKS
1. Who Am I?
2. Generation Gap
3. The Essence Of All Religion
4. Science of Karma
5. Anger
6. Worry
7. Adjust Everywhere
8. Avoid Clash
9. What Has Happened is Justice
10. Fault Is Of the Sufferer
11. Pratikraman
12. Non-Violence
13. Pure Love
14. Harmony In Marriage
15. Flawless Vision
16. Aptavani 1
17. Celibacy - Attained with Understanding
18. Autobiography of Gnani Purush A.M.Patel
19. Death :
20. Money
21. Current Tirthankara Lord Simandhar Swami

4. should not be any commerce in religion, and in all commerce there
must be religion. He also never took money from anyone for his
own use. He used the profits from his business to take his devotees
for pilgrimages to various parts of India.
His words became the foundation for the new, direct and
step-less path to Self-Realization called Akram Vignan. Through
his divine original scientific experiment (The Gnan Vidhi), he
imparted this knowledge to others within two hours. Thousands
have received his grace through this process and thousands continue
to do so even now. ‘Akram’ means without steps; an elevator
path or a short cut, whereas ‘Kram’ means an orderly step-by-
step spiritual path. Akram is now recognized as a direct shortcut
to the bliss of the Self.
Who is Dada Bhagwan ?
When he explained to others who ‘Dada Bhagwan’ is, he
would say:
“What you see here is not ‘Dada Bhagwan.’ What you
see is ‘A.M.Patel.’ I am a Gnani Purush and He that is manifest
within me, is ‘Dada Bhagwan’. He is the Lord within. He is
within you and everyone else. He has not yet manifest within
you, whereas within me he is fully manifest. I myself am not a
Bhagwan. I too bow down to Dada Bhagwan within me.”
Current link for attaining the knowledge of
Self-Realization (Atma Gnan)
“I am personally going to impart siddhis (special
spiritual powers) to a few people. After I leave, will there not
be a need for them? People of future generations will need
this path, will they not?”
~ Dadashri
Param Pujya Dadashri used to go from town to town and
country to country, to give satsang and impart the knowledge of
the Self as well as knowledge of harmonious worldly interaction
to all who came to see him. In his final days in the fall of 1987, he
gave his blessing to Dr. Niruben Amin and bestowed his special
siddhis upon her, to continue his work.
After Param Pujya Dadashri left his mortal body on January
2, 1988, Dr. Niruben continues his Work, traveling within India
to cities and villages and abroad in the USA, Canada, UK and
Africa. She is Dadashri’s representative of Akram Vignan. She
has been instrumental in expanding the key role of Akram Vignan
as the simple and direct path to Self-Realization for modern times.
Thousands of spiritual seekers have taken advantage of this
opportunity and are established in the experience of the pure Soul,
while carrying out their worldly duties and obligations. They
experience freedom, here and now, while living their daily life.
Powerful words in scriptures help the seeker in increasing
the desire for liberation. The knowledge of the Self is the final
goal of all one’s seeking. Without the knowledge of the Self there
is no liberation. This knowledge of the Self (Atma Gnan) does not
exist in books. It exists in the heart of a Gnani. Hence the knowledge
of the Self can only be acquired by meeting a Gnani. Through the
scientific approach of Akram Vignan, even today one can attain
Atma Gnan, but it can only occur by meeting a living Atma Gnani
and receiving the Atma Gnan. Only a lit candle can light another
candle.

5. Editorial
Who doesn’t have a desire to be liberated? But it is very
difficult to find the path of liberation. Without a leader of this
path, who can show us the way?
The Gnanis and tirthankaras of the past have liberated many
people. Today, through Gnani Purush Dadashri, a new path is
now open to us; this path is the path of Akram Vignan. Which is
easier to do - to rise to the top one step at a time or to by-pass all
the steps altogether? Is it easier to climb the stairs or to ride in an
elevator? In this day and age, people only find the elevator path
suitable.
The scriptures claim that in this day and age, it is not possible
for one to acquire the ultimate liberation directly from this world
of ours. However, a path via Mahavideha kshetra has always
been open for a very long time. One will have to go to Mahavideha
kshetra and after doing darshan of the living tirthankara, Shri
Simandhar Swami there, final moksha is attained.. Dadashri
places all aspirants of liberation on this path, by making them Self-
realized first and thereafter they all become established on this
path to Mahavideh with full inner conviction.
On this planet and in this era, there is no living tirthankara,
but at present, in Mahavideh Kshetra there lives tirthankara Shri
Simandhar Swami. Simahdhar Swami is able to grant final liberation
to seekers from the planet earth. The Gnanis have revived this
path and are sending the seekers to the same path.
Recognizing the living tirthankara, awakening one’s devotion
for Him, and establishing a connection with Him through His
worship day and night and finally attaining his live direct darshan
and acquiring Keval Gnan (absolute enlightenment), verily is the
only step of the narrow path of liberation. This is what the Gnanis
say.
As one’s devotion to Simahdhar Swami increases so will
the connection with Him continue to grow and this connection will
become binding for one’s next life. Ultimately this bond becomes
so tight that one ultimately reaches the feet of the Lord and gets
liberated forever.
In order to reach Simandhar Swami, first you will have to
become free from all worldly bondages due to unsettled past life
accounts in this world. This is possible by acquiring the knowledge
of the Self via Akram Vignan. Then by abiding within the five
cardinal Agnas of the Gnani Purush one gets born at Mahavideh
kshetra. This is further enhanced by continuous worship of the
vitarag Lord Shri Simandhar Swami. This worship binds a
connection with Him for the next life there.
It is a natural law that your next birth is dictated by your
internal state. Currently the earth is subject to the fifth era of the
time cycle called Kaliyug and its influence over all human beings is
characterized by generalized moral and spiritual degradation, loss
of humanity and apathy. By acquiring the knowledge of the Self
through Akram Vignan and following Dadashri’s five Agnas, a
person’s entire inner being becomes spiritually elevated. He
becomes worthy of being born in the Satyuga, the fourth era of
the time cycle, where it’s golden age characterized by wisdom
and honorable human attributes. It may be fifth era of the time
cycle reigning on the outside here, but from within Dada’s mahatma
pervades characteristics suitable for the fourth era of the time cycle.
These internal changes automatically pull him to an environment
suitable to his level of development at the time of death. And
since he has already established a connection with the Lord Shri

6. Simandhar Swami, through His worship, he is undoubtedly pulled
very close to the Lord. Such are the laws of nature.
Dadashri always used to say that when Simandhar Swami’s
images take residence in every home, and when these images will
be worshipped with deep reverence, when his aratis are sung in
every home, when his temples are constructed all over, then there
will be heaven on earth.
Just the slightest discussion about the Lord awakens worship
for Him in people’s hearts. You should pay obeisance day and
night to the Lord with Dadabhagwan as your witness. Everyday
you should do Simandhar Swami’s arati and pay obeisance to
him forty times.
Gnani Purush Dadashri in his infinite grace has made a link
for all spiritual aspirants with the Lord through the following
obeisance:
‘With Dada Bhagwan as my direct witness, I hereby give
my highest obeisance to the tirthankara Lord Shri Simandhar
Swami, who currently moves about in Mahavideh kshetra’.
The words above are not the actual connection but while
reciting these words, the aspirant experiences the live obeisance
to the Lord. That is the connection.
‘With Dada Bhagwan as my direct witness…’ these specific
words are used because in this manner one establishes a direct
connection with the Lord Shri Simandhar Swami, via the name of
Dada Bhagwan who has a direct and constant contact with the
Lord. He becomes the medium through whom our obeisance
reaches the Lord. The benefit you derive through this obeisance
is the same as standing in front of the Lord and doing obeisance
to Him. For example if we want to send a message to America
from here, since we cannot take it there ourselves personally, we
hand over the responsibility to the post office and after mailing the
letter we become absolutely free from all doubts and responsibility.
We know that the message is going to get there. The responsibility
then falls upon the post office and they are able to fulfill that
responsibility. In the same token, Dadashri takes on the
responsibility of taking our obeisance and delivering them directly
to the Lord.
Keep Dada Bhagwan as your witness and then perform
your obeisance in the Namaskaar Vidhi, printed at the end of this
book. The benefits these obeisance render to those who have
acquired the real vision (self-realization), is something else! You
should visualize each and every word as you recite the obeisance.
By doing this, your chit remains pure. Complete purity of the chit
means to visualize your self, paying each obeisance directly to the
deity of the Lord. With each obeisance you should see your self,
prostrated in front of the Lord. When you understand the
difference between the Lord’s visual form of his deity and his
inner formless Self of absolute knowledge, then know that you
are very near the Lord. Many mahatmas acquire such an experience
by merely listening to Dadashri talk about his connection with the
Lord.
It is my sincere hope that those who have not yet had the
direct meeting with Dadashri or myself will at least establish an
indirect connection with the Lord through the medium of this book.
Those who truly yearn liberation will without doubt, establish a
connection with the Lord sooner or later. If by reading this booklet
you experience an intense attraction towards the Lord, know that
your time has come to claim your place near the feet of the Lord
for your ultimate liberation.

7. Always maintain the desire to be with the Lord through his
arati, obeisance and prayers. Dadashri used to say that he himself
was going to be with the Lord and we should get ready to do the
same. Without this goal, it is difficult to achieve liberation in one or
two more lives. If for some grave misfortune you should find yourself
reborn on the earth, the influence of the fifth era of time cycle over
the earth will have deteriorated and intensified and at such a time
leaving aside any talks for liberation, even the likelihood of another
human birth will be an improbability. So be forewarned about
such an impending doom and make preparations for your next
birth by holding on to the Gnani’s words. It is highly unlikely that
you will have such an opportunity of meeting the Gnani Purush
here again. The waters of a flowing river cannot be brought back.
The flow of the time passing by cannot be brought back either.
The one who foregoes this opportunity is not likely to be fortunate
again. Therefore, start singing from today onwards…
‘Simandhar Swami Na Aseem Jai Jaikar Ho!’
Who is Simandhar Swami? Where is He? What is He
like? What is His importance? What is His spiritual state? Dadashri
has given us a lot of information and in details about Shree
Simandhar Swami. This information is being disclosed in this book,
which will prove to be extremely useful to the seeker of liberation.
Dr. Niruben Amin
Lord Shri Simandhar Swami
In the north easterly direction of our world, lies the world
of Mahavideh of Jambudwip. It is millions of miles away. There,
there are thirty-two divisions. The eighth division is called
Pushpakalavati. Its capital city is Pundarikgiri. Lord Simandhar
was born before the reign of the following two of the twenty-four
tirthankars of the world: the seventeenth tithankara Shri Kunthunath
and the eighteenth tirthankara Shri Arahanath. Lord Simandhar’s
father, Shri Shreyans was the king of Pundarikgiri. His mother’s
name was Satyaki.
At a supremely auspicious moment, Mother Satyaki gave
birth to a most handsome son, with unparallel beauty. The time
was midnight on Chaitra Vadi Tenth. His coat of arms, the symbol
of recognition of a tirthankara was an ox. At birth the child had
come with three types of knowledge: Matignan, shrutagnan and
avadhi gnan. His physical body now stands 1500 feet tall. Princess
Rukamani became the fortunate woman to marry the Lord. Lord
Simandhar took diksha, renunciation from worldly life, on the day
of Fagan Sudi Trij. This was the time when Lord Rama’s father
King Dasratha was the reigning king in his world. This also was
the time between the existence of the twentieth tirthankara
Munishivrat Swami and the twenty-first tirthankara, Shri Neminath.
At the moment of the diksha He attained the fourth gnan called
manahparyayagnan. After a thousand years as a sadhu (ascetic),
during which all his karmas, which had carried faults, exhausted,
the Lord became fully omniscient and attained Keval Gnan, full
enlightenment. This took place on Chaitra Sudi Tirteenth.
Thereafter, by mere darshan of the Lord, people attained the path
of liberation.
Surrendered at the feet of the Lord’s universal work of

8. The Current Living Tirthankara
Shree Simandhar Swami
Liberation Through The Worship Of The Current
Tirthankara
Questioner: Who is Simandhar Swami? Would you
please grace us by giving this understanding?
Dadashri: Simandhar Swami is a tirthankara Lord. Just
like Lord Rushabdev and Lord Mahavir who were here. Lord
Simandhar is like them. He is currently in another location called
Mahavideh Kshetra.
There are three types of tirthankaras: tirthankaras of the
past, tirthankaras of the present and tirthankaras of the future.
The Tirthankaras of the past are gone. Worship of these
tirthankaras binds merit karma. In addition to this, adherence to
the instructions of the one whose reign prevails will give rise to
worldly religion, dharma. This is beneficial in guiding people
towards moksha.
However, it is entirely a different matter when you invoke
the current living Tirthankara. The one who is currently present
has the supreme value. It is like money in the form of cash; cash
is more useful. Money that is yet to come is called future income.
And that, which is gone, is gone. So what we need is cash. That is
why I am introducing you to the One who is presently living. “This
salvation are eighty-four ganadhars, one million fully enlightened
maharajas, one billion sadhus, one billion nuns, nine hundred billion
male and female married followers. Their protecting celestial deities
are Shri Chandrayan Yakshadev and Shri Panchanguli Yakshini
Devi.
The Lord Simandhar and nineteen other tirthankaras at
Mahavideh will attain final liberation after completing their life span
of eight million four hundred thousand years, on Shravan Sudi
Third. At that momentous time, the ninth tirthankara of the next
cycle of twenty-four tirthankars (chovisi), Shri Pedhaada Swami
would be walking on our earth and the eight tirthankara Shri
Udayaswami would have just attained nirvana.

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is the cash bank of Divine Solution!” You need to have cash on
hand, not in form of credit. People still continue to pay obeisance
to the twenty-four Tirthankaras of the past, do they not?
The Enlightened Ones have said that the twenty-four
Tirthankaras are Tirthankaras of the past. They had become
Tirthankaras in the past and are no longer here. Therefore one
should look for a living Tirthankara. One makes progress in the
worldly life by worshipping the Tirthankaras of the past, but one
does not gain any benefit towards liberation. Liberation is only
attained through the ones who are living and present.
Who Do we Bow to in ‘Namo Arihantanam’?
With what understanding do people of today recite the
Navkar Mantra? When I ask them who are the arihants, they tell
me that all the past twenty-four tirthankaras are arihant. So then I
ask them, ‘ if the twenty-four tirthankaras are the arihants, then
who are the siddhas?’ These tirthankaras were arihants at one
time, but have now become siddhas. So who is the arihant now?
When people say, “Namo Arihantanam”, who do they believe is
the arihant?
The twenty-four tirthankaras were indeed arihants when
they were living but they have now attained nirvana (the ultimate
liberation of an enlightened being), they have attained the final
moksha and have now become siddha and consequently they fall
in the category of siddhanum. People still continue to think of
them as arihants. They do not know that these tirthankaras have
become siddhas. This is how everything has been moving along in
the wrong direction, and that is why the Navkar Mantra does not
give any rewards. I tell them that Simandhar Swami is the arihant
today. Only those who are currently present and living can be
called arihants.
Upon their departure, the last of the twenty-four
tirthankaras, Lord Mahavir had said that since the cycle of twenty-
four tirthankaras was ending on Earth, there would be no more
tirthankaras on this planet for this time cycle. Lord Mahavir, asked
people to worship the living tirthankaras in Mahavideh Kshetra!
In Mahavideh Kshetra there are living tirthankaras. But people
have forgotten this and have continued to worship the tirthankaras
of the past. Lord Mahavir had told us everything.
Lord Mahavir had revealed everything! He knew that there
would be no more arihants on Earth, so whom would the people
worship? He therefore made public the knowledge about the
presence of Lord Simandhar Swami and nineteen other
tirthankaras in Mahavideh kshetra. Once this information was
divulged, it opened up this path of liberation. Acharya
Kundakunda also revived this message a few centuries ago.
The title of arihant is given to the One who exists in a living
form. The one who is siddha is without a body and has attained
nirvana or final liberation or moksha. These siddhas cannot be
called arihants after this.
When Does The Navkar Mantra Give Results?
That is why the instructions ‘to bow to the arihant’ have
come forth. People ask me who and where the arihant is. I tell
them to ‘bow down to Simandhar Swami. He is present in this
universe. Today he is arihant. Therefore bow and send your
obeisance to Him’. We can reap rewards if we worship the
arihants. Do it thus: ‘I am bowing down to the arihant, whoever
and wherever he may be in this entire universe’. This will yield
wonderful results.
Questioner: Are there not twenty tirthankaras moving

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Dadashri: If Simandhar Swami were in Calcutta, even then
He would be live and present, although you may not have seen
him. This is the same for Mahavideh Kshetra.
Difference Between Direct and Indirect Worship
Questioner: Is there a difference in benefits between
worshipping Simandhar Swami and Lord Mahavir?
Dadashri: Lord Mahavir would not listen to your prayers.
Nevertheless it is good to pray to Lord Mahavir if one does not
pray to Simandhar Swami. But who would listen to any prayers
for Lord Mahavir? He has nothing to do with us anymore. He is
now a siddha, totally liberated and without a body. It is we who
continue to make images of Him and insist on keeping these images.
He cannot be called a tirthankara now, just as you cannot call a
past president a president. He can only be called a siddha. It is
only Simandhar Swami who will benefit you.
Questioner: So we get rewards for saying “Namo
Arihantanam” only, and not from saying “Namo Siddhanam?”
Dadashri: No other rewards. It is up to you to decide
your destination. For example if you are traveling to London,
then London remains in your awareness as your final destination,
you do not have to be reminded of it. Similarly going towards
moksha and the siddha state, final liberation will remain in your
awareness. It is the arihant that is the most beneficial to you of all
for your liberation. So now focus everything exclusively towards
Simandhar Swami. As such there are nineteen other tirthankaras
but Simandhar Swami is very important to this world and especially
for India and so we should dedicate our life to Him.
Vision To See God
Questioner: What is the routine activity of Simandhar
about at the present time?
Dadashri: Yes. Only if you understand that the twenty
who are currently present are the arihants, then your recital of the
Navkar Mantra will bring results. That is why it is necessary to
bow down to Simandhar Swami. There are many people who do
not know about the existence of these twenty tirthankaras. Many
have the opinion: ‘What do we have to do with them?’ and believe
that the twenty-four tirthankaras of the past are the only arihants.
Because of such mistakes there is so much confusion and harm in
the spiritual world. One can only benefit if a tirthankara is present
today.
Your recital of Navkar Mantra can only be considered exact
and correct if, while reciting it, Simandhar Swami comes to your
mind and the obeisance is done to Him.
People ask me why I make them say Simandhar Swami’s
name and not the other twenty-four tirthankaras. I tell them we
pay obeisance to the past twenty-four tirthankaras also but I do it
the exact and the correct way. We give more importance to
Simandhar Swami, because he is the current tirthankara. Only
He receives the obeisance of ‘Namo Arihantanam’.
He Is, Currently Present, and Directly Accessible
Questioner: Is Simandhar Swami in manifest form, live
and visible to all?
Dadashri: Yes. He is currently present, directly accessible,
has a physical body and at present lives and moves about as a
tirthankara at Mahavideh Kshetra.
Questioner: If Simandhar Swami is in Mahavideh Kshetra,
then how can he be considered live and present for us?

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Swami in Mahavideh Kshetra?
Dadashri: What activity? He is the Lord. People do His
darshan (to look upon or see with reverence, to experience what
He is experiencing spiritually) there. When He speaks, His speech
is without any attachment and therefore liberates the listener. This
speech is called deshna.
Questioner: What else does Simandhar Swami do in
Mahavideh Kshetra?
Dadashri: He does not have to ‘do’ anything. His actions
are dependant upon the unfolding of his karmas. His ego is
completely gone and He remains in Gnan (absolute awareness)
all day long, as did Lord Mahavir. He has a lot of followers and
devotees around him.
Moksha Through Mere Darshan
Questioner: Please describe the darshan of Simandhar
Swami.
Dadashri: Simandhar Swami, at the moment, is one
hundred and fifty thousand years old. He too, is like Lord
Rishabhdev. Lord Rishabhdev is considered Lord of the whole
universe. Shree Simandhar Swami too is the Lord of the whole
universe. He is not here on our planet but He is in another location
in this universe, where human beings cannot go with their physical
bodies. For Gnanis have the ability to send their energy to Him,
ask questions and return with answers. One cannot go there with
their physical body, but it is possible to be born there.
Here in Bharat Kshetra, our world, tirthankaras have
ceased to be born since the last twenty-five hundred years. At
Mahavideh Kshetra, a birth of tirthankaras is a continuous ongoing
event. Tirthankara means the final, “full moon” (absolute, total,
complete knowledge). Simandhar Swami is residing there now.
Questioner: Is He the all-knowing God?
Dadashri: He can see us. He can see the whole world but
we cannot see Him.
Simandhar Swami is at another location in the universe. All
this is beyond your intellect (buddhi) and is incomprehensible.
This fact is exact and clear in my Gnan, my absolute vision and
knowledge. Mere darshan of The Lord will bring forth salvation
for people of this world.
Questioner: What does His body look like? Is it like
ours?
Dadashri: It is just like ours, like that of a human being.
Questioner: What is the size of His body?
Dadashri: His body is very large and He is very tall. He is
quite different. His life span is very long.
Where Is Mahavideh Kshetra? What Is It like?
Questioner: Where is Mahavideh kshetra where
Simandhar Swami currently resides?
Dadashri: It is completely separate from this galaxy. It is
in the northeast direction. All the kshetras are separate. It is not
possible to go there.
Questioner: Is Mahavideh kshetra considered separate
from our Bharat Kshetra?
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Lord Simamdhar:The Savior Of The World
Questioner: Are there any tirthankaras living in other
locations besides Mahavideh kshetra ?
Dadashri: There are fifteen worlds: five Bharat, five Airavat,
and five Mahavideh. At the present time there are no tirthankaras
in any of the five Bharat worlds or the five Airavat worlds. The
other five Mahavideh Kshetras, however, have the time cycle of
the fourth segment called Satyug. Tirthankaras are present there.
The fourth segment of the time cycle constantly prevails in
Mahavideh Kshetra. Here for us, the time cycle keeps rotating
from the first to the sixth.
Questioner: When do we have tirthankaras here?
Dadashri: Tirthankaras will be present here on earth during
the third and the fourth segment of the time cycle.
Questioner: And they will be born here in India and not
anywhere else, right?
Dadashri: Only on this land! Only on this very land can we
have tirthankaras.
Questioner: Is there some special significance to this land?
Dadashri: This land is considered very elevated spiritually.
Questioner: Why is only Simandhar Swami worshipped
and not the other nineteen tirthankaras who are also living and
present?
Dadashri: The others too may be worshipped but only
Simandhar Swami has an account with Hindustan. It is his bhaav,
deep inner intent. Of the twenty current living tirthankaras,
continue to be born in Mahavideh Kshetra, whereas here, in our
Bharat kshetra, tirthankaras are born only during a certain period
of the time cycle. During certain time periods, there are no
tirthankaras here. But at the moment, Simandhar Swami is present
for us. He is going to live for a very long time.
The Geography Of Mahavideh Kshetra
Questioner:Can you give us more details about Mahavideh
Kshetra? Is it true what is written in our scriptures about Mount
Meru being so many jojans (a measurement of distance equal to
eight miles) high?
Dadashri: It is true. It is exact. It is all measured and
calculated, even the life span. Yes, everything is according to
calculations.
In the universe there is this middle world of ours. There are
a total of fifteen such worlds. The middle world is round. People
are not able to understand anything more about this. The
atmosphere between the different worlds is such that it is not
possible for one to go from one world to another. There are fifteen
worlds where human beings can take birth and live. Ours is one
of them. Besides the Earth, there are fourteen other locations
where there are human beings just like us. Presently on the Earth
it is the time cycle of Kaliyug, whereas Satyug is prevalent in
other worlds. In Kaliyug there is no unity in thoughts, speech and
acts. In Satyug there is unity in thoughts, speech and acts.
Simandhar Swami is now one hundred and fifty thousand
years old and will live for another one hundred and twenty-five
thousand years. . He was born long before Lord Rama. Lord
Ram was a Gnani and although he was born here on the Earth,
He was able to see Simandhar Swami. Simandhar Swami is
responsible for the salvation of the world.
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Simandhar Swami has to be particularly revered because He is
the closest to our Bharat Kshetra and He has an obligation towards
it because of a subtle bond due to interactions of past karmic
deeds. Even tirthankaras have karmic accounts. Simandhar Swami
is living and present today.
So whom can you call an arihant? Simandhar Swami and
the other nineteen tirthankaras are the arihants, but it is not necessary
to maintain a connection with all of them. If you keep relations
with one, the rest will automatically be included. So do darshan
of Simandhar Swami. Bow down with reverence and say, “Dear
Arihant Bhagwan! You only are the true arihant here today!”
Unity of the Mind-Body-Speech Exists Over There!
People in Mahavideh Kshetra are just like the humans on
Earth, with similar physical bodies and emotions.
Questioner: Dada, isn’t the life span long there?
Dadashri: Yes, they have a very long life span; otherwise
they are just like us. Their day-to-day conduct is just like ours
used to be during the fourth time cycle. People of this fifth time
cycle have learnt to steal from others and gossip amongst their
relatives. Such interactions are not to be found there.
Questioner: Is life interaction there similar to ours here?
Dadashri: Yes, people bind karmas there too. They also
have the awareness of, ‘I am the ‘doer’. They also have ego,
anger, pride, attachment and greed. There is a presence of
tirthankaras there right now because of the fourth time cycle,
otherwise everything there is just like it is here.
The only difference between the fourth and fifth time cycles
is that in the former, there is unity of the mind, speech and body,
whereas in the fifth time cycle, this unity is broken. People in the
fifth time cycle do not say what they think and they do not do what
they say, while in the fourth time cycle, people say and do exactly
what is on their mind. If a person living in the fourth time cycle
says he feels like burning down the whole village, you can be assured
that he will do so. Today, there is no substance in what people say
or think.
From Which World Can One Go There?
Questioner: Under what conditions can one go there, if
one wants to?
Dadashri: One has to become like those who live there. If
he acquires the qualities of the people living in the fourth time cycle,
if he loses the negative characteristics, which prevail during the
fifth time cycle, he can go there. For example, if someone were to
insult you and you have no bad feelings or thoughts towards that
person whatsoever, and then you will go there.
Questioner: Ordinarily one cannot attain moksha, final
liberation, directly from here. One has to go to Mahavideh kshetra
and then attain moksha from there. Why so?
Dadashri: That is just the way these worlds are. If a
person’s characteristics and traits become suitable for the fourth
time cycle and even though he may not have received Self-
realization, he will be pulled there. Likewise if the people over
there become like those of the fifth time cycle, they will be pulled
here. Such is the nature of these worlds. No one has to be taken
there or brought here. The nature of these worlds will transport
one to the tirthankaras. This is why we give importance to
Simandhar Swami. Therefore, those who constantly revere Lord
Simandhar, worship Him, do His live darshan there, be near Him,
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Those who receive this Gnan will have one or two more
lives only. They have to go to Simandhar Swami and do His
darshan. That is all that remains for them. His very darshan gives
moksha. This darshan is higher than the darshan of Dada. Once
this darshan is done, moksha occurs.
Questioner: Do people who do Simandhar Swami’s
darshan attain moksha?
Dadashri: Merely doing His darshan or seeing Him will
not lead to liberation. One has to receive His grace. One’s heart
should become pure. As one’s heart becomes pure, His blessings
are bestowed. People go to listen to Him and what they hear
sounds wonderful to their ears but they do not make any progress.
This is because they still have a desire to enjoy trivial worldly
things. It is like having a platter full of delicious food but because
the pickle is missing, a person does not eat. People forget their
moksha in their pursuit of insignificant things.
After Gnan One Gets Born At Mahavideh
Those who have acquired the awareness of their pure Self
(Self-Realization) here will no longer be able to remain in Bharat
kshetra. It is a principle that those who have the awareness of the
Soul will go to Mahavideh kshetra. They will not be able to remain
in this current time cycle of destruction. Having the awareness of
the pure Soul, they will spend one or two more lives at Mahavideh
kshetra, there they will do darshan of the tirthankara and then
attain moksha. That is how easy this path of Akram Vignan is.
Dada Bhgawan Connects You To Lord Simandhar
You need a medium through which you can make a
connection with Simandhar Swami. That medium is ‘Dada
Bhagwan’. Say for example, if Lord Mahavir were in Delhi at this
time, He could easily be reached. Similarly Simahdhar Swami
can also be reached although here it may take thirty seconds longer.
He is present now but he is not in our world, He is in another
world. I have a connection with Him and the whole world should
benefit from this. I am just a mere go-between (nimit-instrument).
I make you do His darshan through ‘Dada Bhagwan’, and it
reaches Him. That is why you still have one more birth so that you
can go to Simandhar Swami.
I have such good relationship with Simandhar Swami that if
you do His darshan as I instruct you, it will reach Him all the way.
Special Key For Darshan Through Dada Bhagwan
Questioner: When we worship Simandhar Swami, how
does our worship reach there since He is in Mahavideh kshetra
and we are here?
Dadashri: Would it not reach Him if He were in Calcutta?
Questioner: It will reach there, but isn’t this too far?
Dadashri: This is just like Calcutta. You cannot visualize
it. It is the same as Calcutta! Whether He is in Calcutta or Baroda
or Mahavideh Kshetra, you cannot see Him with your eyes, can
you?
Questioner: So does whatever worship we do in his name
or feelings we have for him, reach Him?
Dadashri: It reaches Him instantly. There is direct worship
and indirect worship. In indirect worship he is far away and in
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Questioner: But how much benefit is there in indirect
worship? What is the difference between benefits derived from
direct and indirect worship?
Dadashri: Indirect can be three miles or thousands of miles
away but it is one and the same. The distance is not important.
Questioner: But He is the current living Tirthankara and
therefore direct, is He not?
Dadashri: Actually nothing can be achieved without direct
worship. Right now I am introducing you to Him and making you
recite His prayers everyday. It is there that you will have to go!
The day you do His darshan will be the day of your liberation!
That is the final darshan!
Questioner: In Mahavideh kshetra?
Dadashri: Yes. I am concerned about your spiritual
progress. I am a meddlesome Gnani. I make those who take my
Gnan such that there is only one more life left for them. I am not
able to liberate them completely from here. Therefore, I make
you recite His name! I make you recite daily the obeisance to
Simandhar Swami, the Pancha Parmeshtis, (the enlightened ones
at present anywhere in the universe) and the nineteen other
Tirthankaras, for only one reason. And that is because that is your
final destination for liberation. That is your aim and final worship
from hereon. This is not here in this world. This is why through
‘Dada Bhagwan’ I introduce you to Simandhar Swami.
Imagine that this is Mahavideh kshetra and Simandhar
Swami is in Calcutta. We are all here in Baroda. How many times
would you go there to do His darshan?
Questioner: Once or at the most, twice.
Dadashri: Yes, at the most twice. So even by being in
Mahavideh Kshetra one would benefit just this much. But I have
such a key that would give you the same benefits every day. You
have to use it daily. Simandhar Swami will take note that never
before have there been such devotees who do darshan everyday,
and that too, from a foreign world! You do not need any form of
transportation to go to Him, whereas people over there need
transportation to do His darshan.
Without A Medium There Is No Connection
Questioner: Is it a fact when I say: “With the direct Dada
Bhagwan as my witness, I offer my infinite obeisance to the current
living tirthankara Shri Simandhar Swami, who at present is moving
about at Mahavideh kshetra,” he is able to receive and see that I
am sending this obeisance?
Dadashri: He sees in a general and total perspective, not
specifically.
These tirthankaras do not see specifics. It reaches
Him because it is said through the medium of ‘Dada Bhagwan’.
It is not possible without a medium.
‘A. M. Patel’, ‘Gnani Purush’ And
‘Dada Bhagwan’ Are Separate
As mentioned in the books, the person you see in front of
you is ‘A. M. Patel’. I am a Gnani Purush and the One who is
manifest within me is ‘Dada Bhagwan’. He is the Lord of the
fourteen worlds. No one has ever heard of such a manifestation
before. I have never said that I am God. That would be madness.
People may say so, but not I. I will say it as it is. I am a Gnani
Purush and my spiritual level is at 356 degrees. I lack the four
degrees in attaining keval Gnan (perfect, absolute knowledge,
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altogether. For worldly interactions and dealings I am ‘A.M.
Patel.’
Most people would not understand this subtle distinction,
which is why I have to say that, ‘Dada Bhagwan’ is manifest
within me. Ask Him for whatever you want and get your work
done. Very rarely does the Lord of the fourteen worlds manifest.
I see it myself, that is why I am telling you to get your work
done!
That Darshan Reaches Instantly!
When people get up in the morning, there is not much of a
crowd around, right? And by the evening it gets extremely
crowded because every body is moving around. The time between
4:30 to 6:30 in the morning is the most auspicious time for prayers.
When you remember or invoke a tirthankara, the Gnani Purush,
or the Gods and Goddess who protect the path of liberation,
during this time, your prayers will be among the first to be accepted.
This is because later on it gets very crowded! It starts to get
crowded from 7 o’clock onwards. Then at 12 noon it is extremely
crowded. So the first person that goes there would be able to do
his darshan right away. As soon as he says, “With Dada Bhagwan
as my witness, I offer my obeisance to Lord Simandhar” it will
reach Simandhar Swami because there is no crowd at the time.
So the time between 4:30 am and 6:30 am is the most auspicious.
Those who are young should not let this opportunity go.
Questioner: You have instructed us to do namaskar of
Simandhar Swami, forty times in the morning. At that time it is
morning here but there it may be evening. So what about the time
difference there?
Dadashri: We do not have to be concerned with that.
The reason for doing it in the morning is that it is done as a priority
before one gets involved in the hustle and bustle of the day-to-
day work. If one does not have any work, one can do it later in
the day.
Special Inner Connection Between Dadashri & Lord
Simandhar
Questioner: Simandhar Swami is there. You go there
everyday to do His darshan, how is that possible? Can you explain
that please?
Dadashri: I go there but I cannot go there everyday for
darshan. From my left shoulder springs forth a light form and this
goes where Simandhar Swami is and returns with solutions to all
the questions. Whenever any clarification is needed, the light goes
there and returns with the answers. Otherwise Mahavideh Kshetra
is not such that I can physically go back and forth!
I have a direct connection with Simandhar Swami. I ask all
the questions to Him and they are all answered. To date hundreds
of thousands of questions have been asked and the answers have
been given to the world by me. I do not answer them independently.
I cannot answer all the questions. Is it easy to answer questions?
A person cannot answer even a single question without creating a
controversy. Here the answers are very precise. That is why we
worship Simandhar Swami!
Kaliyug: No Tirthankaras, Nor Can One Sew Causes
For That
Questioner: Of the thousands of your mahatmas who have
taken Gnan from you here, how many of them will become
tirthankaras?
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tirthankaras, but they all will become Kevalis and attain total
enlightenment. With this full enlightenment they will attain final
liberation, moksha.
Questioner: But why would they not become tirthankaras?
Dadashri: The Tirthankara status is no ordinary status. It
is a very tough status to attain. Cause for that status has to be
established in the fourth or the third era of the time cycle when
tirthankaras are actually and physically present in our world. This
status of tirthankara can never be created as a cause in the fifth
era of the time cycle. There is no advantage in becoming a
tirthankara for you all mahatmas. For us all there is the direct path
to liberation. Tirthankaras too have to attain moksha!
Questioner: How many years does it take to cause this
status to come to fruition? How can a current status be changed
to that of a tirthankara?
Dadashri: If the time cycle is conducive and a tirthankara
is present, one can create and cause a tirthankara status.
Questioner: But Dada after this cycle of Kaliyug, Satyug
is definitely coming, so again the time will be good, will it not?
Dadashri: No, but it can only be done if there is a
tirthankara present. Most of these mahatmas here will have already
attained final liberation before another tirthankara comes along
here in this world.
Questioner: Very often I wonder why I cannot become a
tirthankara so that I can be liberated directly. Then, later I learnt
from you that one could only become a tirthankara if one has
already established a status of tirthankara. So how can we establish
that status now?
Dadashri: You can do so if you still want to have many
lives that total a hundred thousand years. Then I can do it for you
but you will have to go back to the seventh hell many times over.
One has to go to hell many times before one can attain a tirthankara
status.
Questioner: But what is wrong in going to hell in order to
acquire such a worthy status?
Dadashri: Leave this alone! Let go of your foolishness
and wise up! You will understand all this when you have to
experience the heavy penance! The penance is so severe there,
that people can die from just hearing about it! A person can just
stop breathing from its’ intensity! So do not even talk about it
otherwise it will become a firm determination of yours, which will
use up all your merit karmas.
Do Not Consider Simandhar Swami Indirect
There are many temples with idols of Simandhar Swami
but they should be like the one in the temple of Mehsana (Northern
Gujarat, Western India) so that the world would benefit.
Questioner: How would this benefit the world?
Dadashri: Simandhar Swami is the current living
tirthankara. The benefit comes from worship of His idol that is in
front of you. For example if Lord Mahavir was around at present
and was moving about in this world, and was not in front of you,
even by worshipping his idol, would we not receive the same
benefit?
Questioner: Yes.
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of His absolute pure Self and atoms of his physical body would
be floating around in the atmosphere. The benefit is tremendous.
Questioner: Is there a difference between worshipping
Simandhar Swami in my home and worshipping Him in a temple?
Dadashri: There is a difference.
Questioner: Is it because pratishtha (ceremony attributing
life-force in an idol, ideally done by a Gnani Purush) has been
done?
Dadashri: The idol has been made alive; life force has
been instilled through a specific ceremony. And there is also the
protection from the celestial deities. So there is a certain
atmosphere and the effect is greater there. There is a difference in
contemplating Dada in your mind as opposed to being here with
me, is there not?
Questioner: But Dada, you are living.
Dadashri: There is equal life in that idol too! Just as this
body of mine is living so is the idol of Lord Simamdhar. Those
who are not awakened and not Self-realized consider only this
body as living. To the Gnani, the other too, the idol is equally
alive. This is because all that is visible and with form, whether it is
in the idol or the physical body, all is form. There is nothing that is
perceived through the five senses that is beyond form. There is
therefore no external difference between the two. It is the senses
that perceive this.
Questioner: But they believe that this living body has the
form as well as the formless and in the idol there is not formless,
right?
Dadashri: There is no presence of the formless in an idol,
but pratishtha of the formless has been done in it. The Gnani brings
the idol to life. It all depends upon the strength of the instillation of
life force.
But for the present manifest form, the living tirthankara Shri
Simandhar Swami, it is a completely different matter altogether!
In the absence of a manifest form, you never know what types of
negative things may happen.
Questioner: And for many an era, there is no manifest
living tirthankara.
Dadashri: And if there is no manifest form, then at least
we have the twenty-four tirthankaras of the past.
Only The Current Living Tirthankara Can Help
Questioner: Dada, what is the need for building all these
temples and other such structures when the real goal is to attain
the Soul?
Dadashri: The temples are very necessary. They should
be built. But there is no point in building a temple of those who
have departed. In the case of Simandhar Swami however, it is a
different matter. He is present and people can benefit by
worshiping the One who is present. He is the living Lord and
salvation is achieved by doing His darshan. People can only be
blessed if we build temples with his living idol. You need a medium
to reach people, which is why this inner message received by me
from Him is of critical importance. This will bring results. Even
those who have not taken Gnan will benefit by doing darshan of
Simandhar Swami. That is why we have to build all this; otherwise
I would not get involved in it and nor would I involve all of you. I
am telling you this because he is the living tirthankara. There is no
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of other temples. They too are needed because the worship of
idols takes place there and it is worship of none other than the
tirthankaras of the past. We are not negating their importance.
That Is My Wish
I want to reduce the level of conflicts due to differences of
opinion in this world. Especially in religious matters. A person
can only understand what I say when his prejudiced opinions leave.
There is so much prejudice today that people have segregated
their temples according to their religion and also have divided the
mantras. They may keep their temples because of their beliefs.
The mind however, will have to be at peace, which is why I have
combined the mantras and put them together. I will perform such
a powerful pratishtha that these differences will slowly be forgotten.
This is my wish; I do not have any other wish!
Hindus should not remain in this condition. The Jains should
not continue to have this state of mind of separation. The temple
of Simandhar Swami is not simply a temple of an idol; it is a temple
of the formless One as well.
Arati of Simandhar Swami
These mahatmas of Dada do the arati (ritual of devotional
singing using tiny oil filled lamps, or using burning incense sticks
which are waved in front of the idol being worshipped) of this
Divine Lord Simandhar Swami currently present in this universe,
through the medium of Dada Bhagwan. I also do His arati. I
send this arati to Him, our Lord who has been living for the last
one hundred and fifty thousand years.
During His arati all the Devas, celestial beings are present.
The arati of the Gnani Purush reaches all the way to Simandhar
Swami. The celestial gods and goddesses say that they will grace
their presence wherever there is a gathering of Self-realized beings.
In whichever temple, whenever you sing this arati, the Lord will
have to be present there.
Exclusive Worship For Lord Simandhar
For moksha, first you will need enough merit karma to enable
you to go to Mahavideh kshetra. Everything that you do here for
Simandhar Swami will be taken into account. You should go ahead
and do any charitable work or give contributions that you have
decided to do for Lord Simandhar. That is more than enough.
Beyond that you need not do anything more. The deep inner intent
is the key. What you do for Simandhar Swami will bind the highest
merit karma. This is because it is meant for liberation of all mankind.
As far as charitable work is concerned, if you build hospitals
for the poor or any other such deeds, it will earn you merit karma
but it will keep you in the worldly life.
You have to destroy the losses you have incurred from infinite
past lives in just one lifetime. To do this you have to follow me
relentlessly, but you do not have the capacity to do so. I make
this connection with Him for you, because ultimately we all have
to go there and do His darshan. Direct moksha is not possible
from here. You still have one more life. This Lord will liberate this
whole world.
There Is No Suffering For Those Who Say His Name
Questioner: Dada, are you building Simandhar Swami’s
temple so that people may progress spiritually?
Dadashri: Changes will begin within a person as soon as
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without a Sadguru (highest spiritual master, usually the one who
liberates)?
Dadashri: Sadguru is the vehicle for moksha but until one
finds Him, at least through this temple, people’s suffering will be
alleviated. Changes will take place in the nature of their new
karma and they will not have to endure suffering. The temple is
being built to alleviate the suffering of these poor people. People
are trapped in constant misery. At least this way they will bind
merit karma by visiting the temple and doing Swami’s darshan.
Method Of True Darshan
I will teach you how to do real darshan of the Lord when
you go to the temple.
Questioner: Yes Dada, teach us and starting tomorrow
we will do the darshan the way you show us.
Dadashri: Go to the temple of the Lord and say, “Dear
Vitarag Lord, You reside within me, but because I have not yet
become acquainted with You, I am doing Your darshan here. The
Gnani Purush, Dada Bhagwan has taught me this method and I
am doing Your darshan according to his instructions. Please bestow
Your grace upon me so that I may realize my true Self.” Do your
darshan in this way wherever you go, whichever temple you visit.
From the relative perspective, all the Gods have been given different
names, but in reality they are all one.
Worship Of Just This One, Is Enough
It is enough to please just one tirthankara. We only need
one home to go to. Why should we enter many homes? If we
reach one Lord, it is equivalent to reaching them all. Those who
roam around trying to reach all the Gods get left behind. It is
good for us that we have only Simandhar Swami. Through Him
all others will be reached.
So focus all your attention on Simandhar Swami and
meditate, “Dear Lord, give me Your protection forever.”
Only Here Do You Achieve Through Worshipping
the Deity
Questioner: But Dada, does Simandhar Swami sense
that you are doing His work?
Dadashri: It is not like that. If you pray to Simandhar
Swami, you reap benefits. If you do the same with the Siddha
Bhagwan those who have already attained moksha, you do not
get anything. Simandhar Swami has a physical body. You can go
there in just one more lifetime and you can actually touch Him.
Questioner: Wow Dada! Will we get that chance?
Dadashri: You will have all the opportunities, why not?
You are in deep praise of His name and you pay obeisance to
Him. We have to go there, and that is why we say to the Lord,
“Lord, although You are there and we cannot see You, but through
the worship of your image idol we are doing your darshan”. Here
in India people have enormous idols of the tirthankaras who have
departed. Even if you sit there all day, you will not achieve
anything. What is the use of worshipping the deity of those who
can no longer help you? It is better to worship the deity of a living
tirthankara. This is the arihant Lord. He will help you.
Questioner: When we were all chanting, ‘ Dada Bhagwan
Na Aseem jai Jaikar Ho’, you too were chanting something.
Whose name were you chanting?
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to Dada Bhagwan. Dada Bhagwan is at 360 degrees and I am at
356 degrees. I lack four degrees and that is why I too chant His
name also so that others will do the same. They too are lacking.
Questioner: What is the relationship between ‘Dada
Bhagwan’ whose name you make us chant and Simandhar Swami?
Dadashri: Ah ha! They are the same but the reason I am
telling everyone about Simandhar Swami is because I still have a
physical body and I too have to go there. Without the darshan of
Simandhar Swami one cannot attain liberation. There is one more
life to go. Liberation can only be achieved by the darshan of the
one who is liberated. Actually, even I am liberated, but he is
completely liberated. Unlike me, He does not go around meddling
and telling people, “Come to me and I will give you Gnan”. He
does not meddle in any way.
Can One Recite ‘Simandhar Swami Na Aseem Jai
Jai Kar Ho?’
Questioner: When we say, ‘ I bow down to Simandhar
Swami with the real view-point (nischaya),’ is this enough or does
one have to pay the obeisance from the relative perspective also?
Dadashri: Only with the real viewpoint. His body may be
big or small. We have nothing to do with the body, the relative
viewpoint.
Questioner: So the way I say it is: ‘I bow down to
Simandhar Swami with the real view-point’, is that ok?
Dadashri: Yes that is fine. Relative means through the body.
In the Namaskaar Vidhi, (the prescribed orderly obeisance
given by Dadashri)l, all the worship is done via the relative
viewpoint. The only exception is this one obeisance to ‘Dada
Bhagwan’. This is to be done via the real viewpoint.
Questioner: Obeisance to Dada Bhagwan is by the real
viewpoint.
Dadashri: Yes, that is correct. In actual fact here is where
you must do your obeisance with the real viewpoint. Everywhere
else you are doing so with the relative viewpoint.
There is no problem if you use the real viewpoint when
doing darshan and obeisance of Simandhar Swami. It is a good
thing.
Questioner: Just like we sing, ‘ Dada Bhagwan Na Aseem
Jai Jaikar Ho’, can we sing ‘Simandhar Swami Na Aseem Jai
Jaikar ho’?
Dadashri: You can say it joyfully! But you will not
experience the same bliss as you feel from within when saying
Dada Bhagwan Na Aseem Jai Jaikar Ho, because this Dada
Bhagwan is direct and present in front of you. Lord Simandhar,
although present, is not in front of you. You are not able to see
Him. Nevertheless you can say it. You can say anything for
Simandhar Swami because He is our Supreme Lord and will remain
so. As long as we have not achieved liberation, He will remain
our Lord. I am simply telling everyone that if they do this, they
will be blessed forever.
Questioner: Everything you have pointed out is exact.
Dadashri: Yes, this is all pointing you in one direction. What
can you do if no one has ever pointed you in the right direction?
They may have talked about everything but they have not given
specific instructions.
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manner, ‘With the real viewpoint’, and someone told me that I
could not say it that way.
Dadashri: No. There is no problem in you saying it that
way. There is no demerit karma in it and you do not need to do
pratikraman for it. But if you say it the way the Gnani Purush has
instructed you, then it makes a big difference. Even if you simply
utter the name of Simandhar Swami, you will benefit.
Purity: The Essence Of Salvation Of The World
What is my worldly goal? I buy my own clothes. Even
Niruben buys her own clothes. We do not take a dime from
anyone and we are ready for the salvation of the world. Currently
there are approximately fifty thousand Self-realized mahatmas with
me, out of which about two hundred have taken a vow of life long
celibacy. All of them will become ready for the salvation of the
world.
For Entry Into Mahavideh: Follow Five Agnas
After Gnan, your life is in the process of being prepared for
Mahavideh kshetra! I do not have to do anything. This is a natural
law.
Questioner: How can we go to Mahavideh kshetra? Is it
through merit karma?
Dadashri: When you follow my Agnas (Instructions from
The Gnani after Gnan) you are binding merit karma that will take
you to Mahavideh Kshetra. By following the Agnas, you are in
dharmadhyan (meditation devoid of anger pride, greed or deceit),
and that will give rewards. As long as you remain within my Agna,
you are binding that much merit karma, the fruits of which, you
will enjoy in the presence of the tirthankara.
Questioner: Will Simandhar Swami agree to keep us near
Him despite our impure and unbecoming conduct?
Dadashri: At that time, your conduct will no longer be
like this. By abiding by my Agnas in this life, you will receive
benefits in your next life. These benefits will be realized in
Mahavideh kshetra. Your present conduct, however
inappropriate it may be, is something you have brought with you
from your past life. You did not consult me when you created
those causes.
Questioner: Dada, is it guaranteed that by remembering
Simandhar Swami, one will go to Him?
Dadashri: It is definite that you are going there. But by
constantly remembering Him, nothing new or inappropriate will
creep in. If you have ‘Dada Bhagwan ’, or tirthankara on your
mind, then the world will not delude you. Here in my surroundings
there is no place for illusion.
Responsibility Has Been Taken For All Mahatmas
I have a relationship with Simandhar Swami. I have taken
the responsibility of moksha for all the mahatmas who abide by
my Agnas.
After receiving Gnan in this lifetime, one goes to Simandhar
Swami and there he attains moksha. Some may even take two
or more lives, but never more than four, provided they abide by
my Agnas. In fact after Gnan, one experiences moksha right
here in this world. I make the following statement for your
assurance: After this Gnan if you have even a single worry, then
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Vitarag. It is the collective science of all the twenty-four
tirthankaras.
Only Simandhar Swami Is Our Superior
Questioner: You are our guardian and protector but who
is above you? You have to conduct yourself according to the
rules, with whomever you interact, right?
Dadashri: Very much so and within the rules. And this
Simandhar Swami is my boss; He is the only one! I do not ask
anything from Him. I cannot ask. But you can ask and take
anything from me.
The Miracle Of That Final Darshan
Questioner: We will just show them Dada’s ‘visa’!
Dadashri: Everything will happen the moment you show
your ‘visa’. From the very moment you set eyes on the Lord
Simamndhar, there will be no end to the bliss you will experience.
The world will become oblivious to you. It will be the ultimate end
when everything in the world loses its appeal for you. You will
become totally immersed in the bliss of the Self and become
completely independent.
Enlightened Vision Is The Visa To Moksha
Questioner: You have said that one will acquire keval
Gnan, absolute knowledge, by doing darshan of a tirthankara.
Dadashri: Lots of people have done darshan of a
tirthankara. We all have done so, but at the time, we were not
ready. We did not have the right vision. We had deluded vision.
What can even a tirthankara do for those with such a vision?
The grace of the tirthankara falls upon those with enlightened
vision.
Questioner: So it is only when one is ready with the
enlightened vision that the darshan of a tirthankara will lead him to
moksha?
Dadashri: That is why you have to be ready and get this
‘visa’. Thereafter, wherever you go, you will meet one tirthankara
or another and your work will be done.
Worship Only Lord Simandhar
It would be wonderful when every household in Hindustan
has a picture of Simandhar Swami. Then everything would be
accomplished, because He is present and living. It is not important
to have my picture, but there should at least be a picture of
Simandhar Swami. Even if people do His darshan without knowing
who He is, they will still benefit.
There are beautiful pictures of Simandhar Swami out there
and if his pictures were to reach everywhere, then all the work
would be accomplished. It will reach the homes of the Vaishnavs
and the Jains. It will bring instant benefits because He is currently
living!
The purpose of these temples is to acquaint people with
Shri Simandhar Swami. This world will have a different aura
altogether when Simandhar Swami is worshipped in each and
every household and when His temples are built everywhere.
In The Company Of The Embodiment Of Moksha
I am visible here to you but I remain constantly in front of
Simandhar Swami and I make you do His darshan. He is the
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If you remain close to Simandhar Swami, even if you sit by
his idol, it will help. I too sit there, even though I am in moksha.
Otherwise why else would I need Him? It is because He is still
above me. Moksha is attained only through His darshan. When
we do His darshan, whose darshan are we doing? It is the darshan
of the One who is the embodiment of moksha; the One who has
a physical body but whose essence is moksha.
Jai Sat Chit Anand
Persons to Contact
Pujya Dr. Niruben Amin & Aaptputra Deepakbhai Desai
Adalaj : Trimandir Sankul, Simandhar City, Ahmedabad-Kalol
Highway, Adalaj, Dist.: Gandhinagar - 382421
Tel : [phone], Email : [email protected]
Ahmedabad :"Dada Darshan", 5, Mamtapark Society, B/h. Navgujarat
College, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad- 380 014.
Tel. : [phone]
Mumbai : B/904, Navinasha Apt., Dadasaheb Falke Road,
Dadar (C.R.), Mumbai - 400014.
Tel : [phone]
Vadodara :Yogiraj Patel, Tel. : [phone]
Surat : Vithalbhai Patel, Tel : [phone]
Rajkot : Atulbhai Maldhari, Tel. : [phone]
Godhra : Ghanshyam Varia, Tel. : [phone]
Chennai :Ajitbhai C. Patel, Tel : [phone]
U.S.A. : Dada Bhagwan Vignan Institue : Dr. Bachu Amin,
100, SW Redbud Lane, Topeka, Kansas 66606
Tel : [phone], Email : [email protected]
Dr. Shirish Patel, 2659, Raven Circle, Corona, CA 92882
Tel.:[phone], Email:[email protected]
U.K. : Maganbhai Patel, 2, Winifred Terrace, Enfield, Great
Cambridge Road, London, Middlesex, ENI 1HH
Tel : [phone]
Ramesh Patel, 636, Kenton Road, Harrow.
Middlesex HA3 9NR. Tel. : [phone]
Email : [email protected]
Canada : Bipin Purohit, 151, Trillium Road, Montreal,
Quebec H9B 1T3. Tel. : [phone]
Website : www.dadabhagwan.org, www.dadashri.org

25. Prayer To The Current Tirthankara Shri Simandhar Swami
O detached Lord of this universe! You are free from all
attachments and passions. You are the embodiment of pure
eternal awareness. You are the natural eternal bliss. You are
infinite knowledge, infinite vision, and illuminator of the past,
present and the future world. With the live presence of ‘Dada
Bhagwan’ as my witness, I hereby offer my obeisance filled
with infinite devotion and accept your most exclusive protection.
Dear Lord, by granting me a place at your divine feet, grace me
by ending the horrendous wanderings of infinite lives. Please
grace me, grace me, grace me!
O universally revered fully enlightened Lord! Your real Self is
my real Self. But because of ignorance I do not understand this
full Self that I am. So let me see this real Self of mine
continuously, as I behold you. Grant me this energy, grant me
this energy, grant me this energy!
O liberator of liberators, the Lord of all celestial lords! Since
the beginning of worldly interactions until this moment, infinite
faults have been committed towards the mind, speech and body
of living beings, knowingly or unknowingly. Grant me the energy
to see each one of these faults and to do pratikraman. For all
these faults I ask for your forgiveness. I am recalling them,
repenting for all of them, and avowing that I will never do them
again. Grant me the awareness to see these faults. For this grant
me energy. Grant me energy. Grant me energy!
A pure world of pilgrimage is established with each footstep of
yours O Tirthankara Shri Simandhar Swami! Let there be no
intent of any kind towards all the living beings of this world and
let there be total acceptance and devotion towards all the Self-
realized beings of this world in my heart. I give my obeisance
to all Gnanis of the past, the present and the future.
Dear Lord! Please shower me with such grace that I encounter
here in this world, a Gnani Purush representative of yours, or
a Self- realized being, and after satsang with him, become
deserving of his grace, whereby I become worthy of reaching
thy supreme divine feet.
O celestial Gods and Goddesses who are the protectors of the
reign of Lord Simandhar! O Panchanguli Yakshini Devi ! O
Chandrayan Yaksha Dev ! O Padmavati Devi ! Please grant us
the exclusive protection that ensures that no obstacles shall arise
in our path towards the feet of Lord Simandhar. Grant us the
absolute energy to remain as the Self.
‘Simandhar Swami Na Aseem Jai Jaikar Ho’

26. Arati Of Lord Simandhar
Jai Simandhar Swami…. Prabhu Tirthankara Vartmaan…
Salutations to Simandhar Swami….The Current Living Tirthankara…
Mahavideh kshetre vicharataa (2)….Bharat roonanu bandh… Jai
Simandhar Swami
Moving about at Mahavideh World (2)…..with karmic connection to
this world…Jai Simandhar Swami
Dada Bhagwan saakshiye…. pahonchaadu namaskaar… Swami
pahonchadoon namaskaar…
With Dada Bhagwan as my witness…. I am sending my salutations…
Swami …I am sending my salutations….
Pratyaksha fada paamu hun (2), maadhyam Gnan avataar… Jai
Simandhar Swami…
I receive the direct benefit (2)…..through the medium of Dadashri, the
embodiment of Gnan…Jai Simandhar Swami
Paheli arati Swami ni, Om parameshti paamey Swami Om Parameshti
paamey
The first arati of the Swami makes one attain the state of Om Parameshti
(the ones who have gained the entry on the path to liberation)Swami Om
Parameshti
Oodaasin vrutti vahey (2), kaaran moksha sevey Jai
Simandhar Swami
Where there is no worldly interest (2) and their intent is moksh Jai
Simandhar Swami
Biji arati Swami ni ,Panch parameshti paamey Swami Pancha Parameshti
paamey
The second arati of the Swami makes one attain the state of the Pancha
Parameshti ( the enlightened sadhu, teacher, principle, arihant and
siddha)Swami Pancha Parameshti ...
Paramhans pada paami (2), gnan-agnan laney Jai Simandhar Swami
They have attained the enlightened State (2) which separates
Knowledge and Ignorance Jai Simandhar Swami
Triji arati Swami ni, ganadhar pada paamey Swami
ganadhar pada paamey
The third arati of the Swami makes one attain the status of the leaders of
the Vitarag Path of the Living Tirthankara
Nirashrit bandhan chhoote (2), aashrit gnaani thaye Jai
Simandhar Swami
The bondage of having no one to take care you of is broken (2) now the
Gnani has become my sole support Jai Simandhar Swami
Chauthi arati Swami ni, tirthankar bhaavi Swami tirthankara bhaavi
The fourth arati of the Swami, makes one attain the status of a
future tirthankara, Swami a future tirthankara
Swami satta Dada Kane (2), bharat kalyaaq karey Jai
Simandhar Swami
Dadashri holds the powers from the Swami (2) and the whole world benefits
from the knowledge of ultimate salvation, Jai Simandhar Swami
Panchami arati Swami ni, kevada moksha lahe Swami kevada moksha
lahe...
The fifth arati of the Swami, bestows only the final liberation...only the
final liberation...
Param jyoti bhagavant hoon (2), ayogi Siddhapadey Jai Simandhar Swami
I am the absolute divine Light (2), on the path to the bodiless Siddha State.
Ek samaya Swami khode jey, maathhu dhhadi namashe.. Swami maathoo
dhhadi...
Whoever bows to the Lord, even for a fraction of a second….Swami
bows to you...
Ananya sharanu swikaari ...(2) mukti padney varey...Jai Simandhar
Swami
Accepting exclusive protection (2), attains final liberation…Jai Simandhar
Swami